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| Mario Bros. was a hit in the arcades and on the Atari 2600 before he ever went Super. |
Following the success of Donkey Kong (and its sequels), Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi (who would later design other Nintendo greats like Metroid and the Gameboy) collaborated on a spin-off that featured the main character - Mario (renamed from Jumpman) and his brother Luigi who would be plumbers fighting sewer pests in New York City - and so Mario Bros. was born (gotta love the crazy premises that spawn awesome games in the early days of video gaming).
The gameplay consisted of the player (Mario) and possibly a second player (Luigi) running and jumping around an arena dodging pests (bugs, turtles, etc.) that come from the sewer pipes. The goal is to jump and hit the platform above you while there is a pest on it which will cause them to flip over, then you can run around and jump up there and kick the pest away to kill it and get points. The premise is simple but the gameplay made for hours of fun.
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| A screenshot of Mario Bros. on the Atari 2600 |
Mario Bros. for the Atari 2600 was a much better port than Donkey Kong on the 2600 and is likely the best home console version of the game (except for the later NES version). The graphics were obviously a little lacking due to the limitations of the system as compared to arcade cabinets of the time, but the gameplay was intact and the game was fun as ever on the home TV.
Further Reading:
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Bros.
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